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Newsletter

March 2023 Newsletter

 

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Further editions of our Newsletter can be found here: 

March 2025 - Spring Edition

June 2024 - Summer Edition: celebrating citizen science & engagement

March 2024 - Spring Edition: celebrating peatland biodiversity

December 2023 - Winter Edition

September 2023 - Autumn Edition

June 2023 - Summer Edition

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February 2022 - Winter Edition

December 2021 - Autumn Edition

August 2021 - Summer Edition

May 2021 - Spring Edition

February 2021 - Winter Edition

November 2020 - Autumn Edition

July 2020 - Summer Edition: A Green Recovery

April 2020 - Spring Edition: Land use & peatlands - a new policy arena

November 2019 - Winter Edition

July 2019 - Summer Edition

April 2019 - Spring Edition

February 2019 - Peat & Horticulture Edition *

December 2018 - Historic Environment Edition

October 2018 - Paving the way for peatland finance

 

*Correction note: As part of the iCASP programme, University of Leeds has been working with Moors For the Future Partnership and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to produce an interactive User Guide that provides an overview of methods available for valuing the benefits delivered by peatlands and evidence based on existing studies. 

 

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